Meet LeakyPick, the low-cost audio spy detector for network-connected devices.
Researchers have developed a device that may one day allow users to take back their privacy by warning when these devices are mistakenly or intentionally snooping on you.
LeakyPick is placed in various rooms of a home or office to detect the presence of devices that stream nearby audio to the Internet. By periodically emitting sounds and monitoring subsequent network traffic (it can be configured to send the sounds when users are away), the ~$40 prototype detects the transmission of audio with 94-percent accuracy. The device monitors network traffic and provides an alert whenever the identified devices are streaming ambient sounds.